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The ankle is made up of two joints, the inferior talocrural joint and the subtalar joint.
The inferior tibiofibular joint is located between the large bone of the lower leg (tibia) and the smaller fibula, which then attach to the talus bone of the foot to form the talocrural joint. The talocrural joint is sometimes called the true ankle joint and is responsible for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion (up and down) movement of the foot. The joint between the tibia and talus bears the most of our body weight.
Beneath the talocrural joint is the subtalar joint. The subtalar joint is located between the talus bone and calcaneus or heel bone. This joint is responsible for ankle inversion (turning in) and eversion (turning out).
Running between the tibia and fibula is a fibrous membrane called the interosseous membrane. This membrane joins the tibia and fibula all the way up the lower leg, extending toward the knee. At the upper end, near the outside of the knee, is the superior tibiofibular joint.
Any restriction or dysfunction of these joints can produce symptoms in the ankle. The bony joint surfaces all have articular cartilage that covers the ends of the bones. The articular cartilage has a smooth and shiny surface, which allows the ends of the bones to slide freely over each other.
Common Conditions
ankle fracture
fracture of the lateral malleolus
trimalleolar fracture
ankle dislocation
ankle fracture dislocation
calcaneal fracture
osteoarthritis of the ankle
rheumatoid arthritis of the ankle


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George Santayana
George Santayana (16 December 1863 - 26 September 1952 / Madrid)
Mont Brevent
O dweller in the valley, lift thine eyes
To where, above the drift of cloud, the stone
Endures in silence, and to God alone
Upturns its furrowed visage, and is wise.
There yet is being, far from all that dies,
And beauty where no mortal maketh moan,
Where larger planets swim the liquid zone,
And wider spaces stretch to calmer skies.
Only a little way above the plain

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"You know you're top in your industry when your competition tries to imitate your web site, duplicates your articles, and even uses a similar name." Said Paula Sylvester chuckling from Avanti's Boca Raton office. "People often say that it's a form of a compliment and, when it comes to behind the wheel instruction, drivers ed and extensive knowledge on drivers licenses, tickets, suspensions and everything else that goes along with the driving privilege, our clients know they're getting the best their money can buy. That's why everyone chooses Avanti! Because they know they're getting the best!"
Avanti Driving School is South Florida's first, and most highly reputable driving School in North Broward and South Palm Beach County.
Established in 1983, and based out of Boca Raton, Florida, Avanti Driving School has been providing private driving instruction tailored to the individual needs of their students of all ages for over 30 years!
At Avanti Driving School, our private driving instruction curriculum is designed to help the beginning student with important driving basics. Areas of instruction covered are: city, residential and highway maneuvers that actually increase the student's behind-the-wheel awareness, and instill confidence and safe driving practices.
All Avanti Driving School students receive:
- Private driving instruction in 100% smoke free cars
- Smoke Free Instructors
- All lessons are based on the student's individual needs
- All lessons required by Florida Department of Highway Safety, and for safety reasons, are conducted in State Certified, dual-controlled, air-conditioned NEW vehicles which are inspected daily for safety
- At Avanti Driving School, there are no upfront fees to pay in advance, students are not charged by zip code, and
- most importantly, students are under no obligation or pressure to take a certain number of lessons. With Avanti Driving School, students take only the amount of lessons they (or parents) feel is personally needed in order to become a safe, confident driver.
When the time arrives for the road exam, Avanti Driving School can be there with you if needed. For an additional fee, students can secure the car in which they were instructed in.
Road Test reservations include: student pick-up, car usage for road exam and return transportation.
Students can either choose to pay for instruction in one of the following ways: as they learn (prior to each lesson), or in advance. At Avanti we never ask for advance payments.
At Avanti Driving School, all instructors are full time professionals who are very patient, encouraging and understanding. And because Avanti has taught more students than any driving school here in South Florida, our instructors are particularly well versed with people who are nervous about learning how to drive for the very first time.
Rest assured, all driving instruction begins in low traffic areas, where the basics of driving are explained and reviewed while instilling good driving behavior. Avanti Driving students will become confident behind the wheel while learning: how to make proper turns, parking, three-point turns, lane change, road rage, and basic driving maneuvers. As confidence is gained, the instructor will take the student into heavier traffic, and onto the freeway and before long, if requested, for the road test too!
And There's More About Avanti Driving School
Successful completion of our state-approved driver education course's alone will not make new drivers an "expert" behind the wheel. Traffic safety education involves family and and/or personal factors, such as: motivation, maturity, and perceptive abilities. These factors play major roles in the development and safety of new drivers.
Throughout our behind the wheel course, emphasis is placed on safety and supervised practice with a licensed parent, guardian or experienced driver in order to develop precision in the use of skills, processes, and responsibilities
Evidence also shows that often it is not poor driving skills that cause a collision among new drivers, but inexperience and driving attitude. Inexperienced drivers combined with proper guidance after formal driver education has taken place should include and encourage responsible driving behaviors. By doing so this will have a sustained effect on the new driver by minimizing the risks new drivers face. Continuing education is not the responsibility of our school. However, with Avanti, we take it a step further like no other school!
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- Decision making, driving skills for different environments and situations.
- In-depth areas of concern: Responsibility, DUI, licensing privileges, vehicle ownership and maintenance, and driving away from home.
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- Self-Test after every chapter
- Certificate of Completion issued after successful completion of all self-tests and final exam
- 6-mo from registration completion time.
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- The role of the examiner
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text: Wilmot Cancer Institute / Patients & Caregivers / Wellness Services / Integrative Care Integrative Oncology Integrative oncology incorporates individual therapies such as massage and group programs such as yoga and meditation. Research shows that when these modalities are used alongside traditional cancer care, they can help ease cancer-related symptoms, improve quality of life and lower anxiety associated with treatment. We encourage our patients and their caregivers to take advantage of our integrative oncology resources, as well as others in the community. Be sure to speak with your oncologist before beginning any new activity. At Wilmot Cancer Institute, Integrative Oncology resources include: Massage therapy Gentle Yoga Healing Qigong Integrative Health & Wellness Series These resources are generally available at no charge; some restrictions to participation may apply. Massage therapy Massage therapy can provide both physical and emotional benefits for individuals undergoing treatment for cancer. Like traditional massage, it can help with stress and relaxation, but it can also help with specific issues such as relieving the anxiety, pain and nausea that can come with cancer treatment. Services are available to patients at some of Wilmot Cancer Institute's locations. Our licensed massage therapists are trained in oncology massage and are credentialed through UR Medicine. Massage services are customized, taking into consideration the patient's diagnosis, side effects, treatment regimen, and preferences. Wilmot Cancer Center: Massage therapy services are available by appointment and include chair massage as well as table massage. Days and times vary. To schedule an appointment, contact the Wilmot Cancer Center Information Desk at (585) 276-4481. If you have question about the program, please contact Judy Zeeman-Golden, Integrative Oncology Coordinator, at (585) 287-3279 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Pluta Cancer Center: Free gentle, restorative table massage is available by appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays to Pluta Cancer Center patients who are currently in treatment. Hours vary. To schedule an appointment, please call (585) 486-0600. If you have questions about massage therapy at Pluta, contact Lauren O'Neill, LMT, at email@example.com. Sands Cancer Center: Free gentle, restorative table massage is available by appointment for Sands Cancer Center patients who are in treatment. Days and times vary. To schedule an appointment, contact Deb Weipert at (585) 396-6780. The massage therapy services at Sands Cancer Center are made possible by the Margery Coughlin Pawluk Cancer Patient Needs Fund. Gynecology Oncology Associates: Free gentle, restorative table massage is available by appointment on Wednesday afternoons for Gynecologic Oncology patients in treatment. To schedule an appointment, please call (585) 442-8020. Gentle Yoga Yoga can be a valuable tool — changing and growing with you on your cancer journey, helping you find wellness. Yoga strengthens your body, increases your range of motion, flexibility and balance. It has also been known to strengthen your immune system, improve sleep and enhance your sense of control and empowerment. Our Gentle Yoga class allows you to explore and move at your own pace in a safe and nurturing environment. The class meets from 1-2:15 p.m. every Thursday at Pluta Cancer Center. For more information, or to register, contact Judy Zeeman-Golden, Integrative Oncology Coordinator, at (585) 287-3279 or email@example.com. Healing Qigong Practicing qigong has been proven to improve mood, sleep quality and anxiety, as well as enhance the functioning of the immune system. Qigong can also help with balance, stiffness, and mild to moderate pain. Open to all Wilmot Cancer Institute patients and caregivers, the classes are structured for beginners and to accommodate those with physical limitations. The class meets Mondays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. (except holidays) at Gilda's Club, 255 Alexander St., Rochester. Register by contacting Gilda's Club at (585) 423-9700. For more information, contact Judy Zeeman-Golden, Integrative Oncology Coordinator, at (585) 287-3279 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Integrative Health & Wellness Series Presented in collaboration with Gilda's Club Rochester, this quarterly series features experts in different types of complementary therapies and strategies for improving wellness during and after cancer treatment. Open to patients and caregivers, this series is presented from 5:30-7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in March, June, October and January at Gilda's Club, 255 Alexander St., Rochester. To register or to learn more, call (585) 423-9700 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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TORONTO — The death toll rose to at least 10 late Monday following a "horrific attack" in which a young man drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians along a stretch of one of Toronto's busiest streets, authorities said.
The federal public safety minister said the incident, which also left 15 people injured, did not appear to be connected in any way to national security. However, the city's police Chief Mark Sanders said investigators would be exploring all avenues and asked for any witnesses to contact the force with information.
- Van attack suspect to appear in court today
- Leafs hold moment of silence
- List of van attacks over past years
Incident appears unrelated to national security: Goodale
Saunders identified the suspect as Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., but said it was too soon to speak of a motive.
"We are looking very strongly to what the exact motivation was for this particular incident to take place," Saunders said. "We need every single piece of this puzzle so we can have a fulsome picture and account as to exactly what took place here."
A coroner waits to remove a dead body from the sidewalk after a van hit a number of pedestrians on Yonge Street and Finch in Toronto on Monday. (AARON VINCENT ELKAIM / The Canadian Press)
The incident occurred at 1:30 p.m. when police said they started receiving calls about a white van careening down a stretch of Yonge Street — between Finch Avenue and Sheppard Avenue — in the city's north end, which is home to many businesses.
Phil Zullo said he was driving north on Yonge Street when he saw police chasing a vehicle. Moments later he said he realized why.
"I must have seen about five, six people being resuscitated by bystanders and by ambulance drivers," Zullo said. "It was awful. Brutal. Just people everywhere. People — shoes and shirts and ball caps on the floor, and some of the bodies were completely covered by blankets."
Kasra Ibrahimi said he saw the van on the sidewalk and heard people yelling and screaming as it plowed ahead.
"It was like a movie scene. It hit people, and they were like flying in the air," he said. "After like two minutes, five minutes, the ambulance and police came, and they started emergency procedures . . . I saw they were dead."
Police did not provide details of the suspect's arrest but videos posted on social media showed a young man standing by the open door of a white Ryder rental van holding a dark object in his hand and pointing it at an armed police officer just metres away.
"Shoot me," the man is heard saying on the video, as the officer repeatedly asks him to get down. "I have a gun in my pocket," the man says.
Other videos show the man on the ground, being handcuffed. The unidentified police officer was praised online for the way he handled the situation.
"A complete display of experience, composure, and professionalism; a true Canadian hero," read one Tweet about the officer.
Saunders also praised the officer, saying he "did a fantastic job," and noted that there was nothing to indicate the suspect had a gun at the time.
Police are seen near the heavily damaged van after it came to a stop Monday. (AARON VINCENT ELKAIM / The Canadian Press)
He said the man had not yet been charged and police were working to determine if he had acted alone.
"The actions definitely look deliberate," Saunders said, adding that the suspect was not known to police.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, who was in Toronto on Monday attending a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers and security officials when the incident happened, noted that the incident did not appear to present a national threat.
"The events that happened on the street behind us are horrendous but they do not appear to be connected in any way to national security, based on the information available at this time," he told an evening news conference near the site of the incident.
"Grateful for the brave and professional response of Toronto Police and other first responders to the horrific attack at Yonge and Finch," he tweeted earlier in the day. "Canadians are appalled at what happened. The victims and their families have our deepest condolences."
Toronto Mayor John Tory said the city was setting up a hotline to offer support to those affected and another one for witnesses who could help with the police investigation.
"This is a time when this community should come together," he said. "These are not the kinds of things that we expect to happen in this city. We hope they don't happen anywhere in the world, but we especially don't expect them to happen in Toronto."
Toronto Paramedic Services said the injured were transported to various hospitals in the city, including Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, which reported that two of the 10 patients transported to their emergency rooms were pronounced dead on arrival. The hospital said five patients remained in critical condition and three were in serious condition.
A Sunnybrook official said hospital officials were still identifying the victims and contacting their families.
People deliver flowers and write their condolences near the scene of the incident. (AARON VINCENT ELKAIM / The Canadian Press)
Near the crash scene, dozens of people stood in silence Monday afternoon as a police helicopter hovered overhead. A section of Yonge Street will remain closed for several days as officers conduct what they expect to be a long and complex investigation, police said.
Dainis Cevers said he was driving to pick up a relative at a nearby church when the alleged perpetrator cut in front of him, hit a pedestrian and accelerated.
"The guy flew up all the way to the end of that sidewalk . . . about five or six metres," Cevers said.
Restaurant manager Noorani Barsat said he raced outside after hearing a commotion to find a badly injured man lying nearby.
"I just ran over there, brought water and a towel to that injured man, but he was unconscious," Barsat said, adding first responders took about 20 minutes to reach the scene.
The head of the Toronto Police Association said they were bringing in counsellors to assist officers who responded to the incident.
"Nobody's seen anything like this. I've been in policing for 30 years we've never seen this and again, unfortunately, this is the new world order and we're very concerned about it," Mike McCormack said.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said all levels of government and law enforcement were working together to deal with the situation.
"I think we are all unsettled and very disturbed by a situation like this. I think it's impossible not to be," she said. "It's frightening and we have to rely on the people who are trained, who can make sure that information is available as it needs to be and that the precautionary measures are taken here in the city and around the province."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several provincial politicians also offered sympathies to those affected by the incident and their loved ones.
By evening, people had started placing signs and flowers near the scene of the crash.
The city's hockey team held a moment of silence Monday night before their playoff game in honour of those affected by the deadly incident.
The starting lineups of the Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins stood on their blue-lines while the Air Canada Centre crowd stood in silence as a photo of Toronto's skyline flashed on the scoreboard. The American and Canadian anthems were then sung, with singer Martina Ortiz-Luis dropping her microphone and letting the crowd take over the lyrics of O Canada during the second verse.
— With files from Nicole Thompson, Maija Kappler, Tara Deschamps and Salmaan Farooqui


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When Nvidia's GeForce GTX 960 made its debut, we said that AMD needed to drop the Radeon R9 285's price to $200 to remain competitive. With the Radeon R9 380, AMD did just that—and the little bit of extra oomph in the card's clock speeds help make AMD's offering the most enticing for mainstream gamers today.
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Que sera sera - it's racing, after all
ELMONT, N.Y. - The folks at Belmont Park got it all wrong. As musical accompaniment for the final act of the 2002 Triple Crown, "New York, New York" was way off the mark. Better they should have turned the microphone over to Corrinne Malone, a troubadour holding forth on a backyard bench, and let her croon her seductive version of "Que Sera Sera."
Whatever will be, will be.
Malone and her acoustic guitar were there last Saturday, along with about 103,000 other pilgrims, all of them intent on witnessing some kind of history. They got it, but be careful what you wish for. Instead of celebrating War Emblem as the 12th winner of the Triple Crown, they were smacked with the loudest wake-up call in the history of the race.
They also got a dose of grim reality, and how horse racing differs from such polite sports as baseball, football, and basketball. In the day's fourth race, the WNBC purse for fillies and mares, the suspensory ligaments in Imadeed's right front ankle ruptured nearing the eighth pole, ripping the sesamoids through the skin and sending her plunging to the ground. Pleasant County, in the wrong place at the worst time, tumbled over the fallen Imadeed and fractured her skull. Imadeed got up, her foreleg dangling. Pleasant County did not.
The show went on, injury and death giving way to the abject confusion of Sarava's $142.50 surprise. By now, it should be apparent to all but the terminally stubborn that horse racing cannot be figured, parsed, dissected, or analyzed with anything approaching confident measure.
Until Saturday, Sarava spent his life flying safely beneath the radar. At 70-1 in the Belmont, his chances were held in lower esteem than such past Belmont laughables as Mr. Energizer, Is Sveikatas, and Buckle Down Ben. Sarava's victory over Medaglia d'Oro topped the stunning mutuel numbers posted by Sherluck ($132.10) in 1961 and Temperence Hill ($108.80) in 1980.
"If you ever needed proof, there it is again," said Niall O'Callaghan, who tried to win the Belmont with Wiseman's Ferry. "You've got to ignore what's being said and look at your own horse. You can't win if you don't run."
And boy did Sarava run.
"I still can't believe he got by me," said Kent Desormeaux, spitting bits of Belmont sand as he walked away from second-place Medaglia d'Oro. "I mean, we re-broke like Quarter Horses!"
"Give Prado credit for a great ride," said Gary Stevens, who had a good view of Sarava and Edgar Prado from atop third-place Sunday Break. "He was running right inside me, keeping real quiet and dressed to kill. If I had the horse, I could have kept him in there. But I didn't. Edgar split horses at the head of the stretch and just kept going."
From Bob Baffert's perch, the view was sickening. When War Emblem stumbled, the Triple Crown was gone - poof - and there was no place left to hide. All Baffert could hope for was a ration of comfort from his closest friends and family. The Bafferts are known, however, for reminding each other at regular intervals that all glory is fleeting.
"This was like the Rainbow Derby you lost when Zure Hope Again didn't break," said Gambel, Bob's youngest brother. "Remember how you chewed us out in the car all the way back to the airport?"
"Thanks a lot," Bob replied. "I haven't felt this bad since that day."
Okay, so it's a stretch. Zure Hope Again was Baffert's best 3-year-old of 1988 when his horses were all out to get 400 yards. The Rainbow Derby is run at Ruidoso Downs, in the mountains of southern New Mexico, and in 1988 it was worth $396,353, a good pot for Quarter Horses but a long way from the $5.6 million at stake in the Belmont. Besides that, there were definitely not 103,222 fans in attendance.
"I think that's the last time I had a horse standing so wrong he fell completely down," Baffert said.
The Belmont Park starting gate crew, led by Bob Duncan, is considered among the best in the business. Baffert refused to blame War Emblem's stagger on anything but bad luck.
"It wasn't their fault," Baffert said. "He lifted a leg and was moving when they kicked it. Apparently, he did not get the last look. After it happened, I just wish Victor [Espinoza] would have kept him behind horses longer. As long as it looks like you might lose, you might as well give the sonofagun an education."
The rest of us may never learn. The Triple Crown is an artificial grail, and inexplicably difficult. At its best, the Crown gives the game a day in the sun, when racing has a chance impress a sports culture that normally could care less.
As for the worst, that is already on record. When Sarava and War Emblem deplaned in Louisville on Sunday afternoon, the shining stars of the 2002 Triple Crown, so did the 5-year-old mare Imadeed. With her damaged leg in a Kimsey splint, she was on her way to the Rood & Riddle Clinic in Lexington, where she was given a 50-50 chance of pulling through. Right now, those are the only odds that count.


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Some previews of aberrations for you to enjoy ! AAhh I love them so much :) Drawing monsters is so gratifying.
Schedule for July:
Wed 22: Intermission 5
Fri 24: Intermission 6
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Paris Jackson still can't believe the world thought her late father was a child molester.
The teenage model and her siblings were sheltered from their dad's molestation trial in 2005, but she began to realize that not everyone saw Michael Jackson as the kind, loving dad she did when she was nine.
In a revealing new Rolling Stone expose, Paris tells the publication her father would "cry to me at night" as he battled ongoing accusations of child abuse at his Neverland Ranch home in California.
"Picture your parent crying to you about the world hating him for something he didn't do," she tells the magazine. "And for me, he was the only thing that mattered. To see my entire world in pain, I started to hate the world because of what they were doing to him. I'm like, 'How can people be so mean?'
"Nobody but my brothers and I experienced him reading A Light in the Attic to us at night before we went to bed. Nobody experienced him being a father to them."
The 2005 trial ended with the members of the jury finding Jackson not guilty on all 14 charges against him.
The child molestation accusations against Jackson have continued long after the King of Pop's death in 2009 - in May, 2013, choreographer Wade Robson, who had testified in the trial in defense of Jackson, revealed the pop superstar performed sexual acts on him from the ages of seven to 14, and filed a late creditor's claim against Jackson's estate. A year later James Safechuck's lawyers filed claims against Jackson's estate after accusing the late singer of sexually abusing their client when he was 10.
A judge dismissed Robson's lawsuit in 2015 because the choreographer filed legal papers too late.
Robson's attorney Maryann Marzano said she would appeal against the decision because the choreographer could not file the legal action sooner due to psychological damage.


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2. Strategies and options for fossil fuel producers in a warming world
Aligning an oil and gas company's reserves and future emissions with a 2°C science-based target: A preliminary study of an oil and gas major
Richard Heede and Paul Griffin
This presentation provides an overview of the potential emissions of CO2 and methane from the proven reserves declared by the world's largest producers of oil, natural gas, and coal, focusing on the 70 companies that produced 46% of the world's fossil fuels from 1750 to 2010. Previous work quantified the potential emissions arising from the production of proven fossil fuel reserves held by those 70 companies. Scientists have argued that no more than 275 Gt C of the world's reserves of fossil fuels of 733 Gt C can be produced in this century if the world is to keep warming below 2ºC. The 42 investor-owned oil, gas and coal companies analysed hold reserves with potential emissions of 44 Gt C, whereas the 28 state-owned entities (SOEs) possess reserves of 210 Gt C, equivalent to 16% and 76% of the remaining 275 Gt C carbon budget, respectively. Having set the global context for a 2ºC pathway – typically applied to non-energy companies' consumption of fossil fuels –options for how a major oil and gas producer can align its Scope 1 and Scope 3 (emissions from sold products) with the 2ºC pathway are explored. Emissions traced to one oil and gas major's oil and gas production from 1972 through 2015 total 1.28 Gt C, and its reserves hold emissions equivalent to 0.58 Gt C. Opportunities for investment in additional oil and gas reserves allowable within the 2ºC pathway are explored in conjunction with the flexibility offered by carbon capture and storage, continued reduction in Scope 1 emissions from flaring, vented CO2, own fuel use, and fugitive methane, and accelerated investments in non-carbon energy.
Future pathways to 1.5°C/2°C-compatible oil and gas majors: Survey of energy outlooks and key uncertainties
Lucas Kruitwagen, Ingrid Holmes, Chris Littlecot, Shane Tomlinson, Owen Grafham and Ben Caldecott
Major oil and gas companies face an existential threat a transition to a low-carbon economy consistent with the Paris Agreement and a 2°C limit on global warming. New technologies, uncertain energy demand, rising energy efficiency, competitive resource landscapes, and policy and regulatory changes all have potential to disrupt oil and gas company business models and strand assets. Shareholder value may be better secured by helping companies with a managed transition to business models compatible with a 2°C pathway. With this transition will come requisite changes in oil and gas company capital expenditure, dividend policy, and business model diversification. This paper identifies key uncertainties in the transition of oil and gas company business models to become compatible with a 1.5°C/2°C warming limit. This is done by comparing the energy outlooks, scenarios, and projections of governments, NGOs, think tanks and private companies. Uncertainties identified include macroeconomic assumptions, total primary energy demand, oil and gas demand by sector, oil and OPEC production, the electrification of light-duty vehicles, oil prices, future power generating options, and carbon dioxide emissions. Changes in International Energy Agency (IEA) projections through successive energy outlooks are presented. Discussion considers how energy outlooks may be improved to better inform analysis of and engagement on the energy transition for the benefit of all stakeholders. Download full paper PDF »
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The fossil fuel divestment movement, motivated by environmental and ethical concerns, was initially driven by grassroots initiatives in the United States during the early 2010s, and has since been gaining international momentum, with the support of large institutions. A growing group of conscious investors are questioning whether they have a moral responsibility that conflicts with holding and profiting through ownership of shares in fossil fuel assets in their investment portfolios. Apart from ethical motivations, there is an increasingly compelling economic case for fossil fuel divestment, driven by risks of hydrocarbon assets being economically stranded by carbon regulation, disruptive technologies, falling commodity prices and geopolitical risks. These contextual factors mean that economic arguments for divestment are beginning to be taken seriously by investors and could persuade mainstream investors to rethink their investment choices. Such a shift could reduce investments in fossil fuel and bring about reinvestment in non-fossil fuel energy at a more significant scale, helping to push a transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper first evaluates the economic rationale for divestment to potentially support a low-carbon energy transitions. We then consider how the volatility of the markets and low oil prices could affect future risk and uncertainty of fossil fuel investments, as well as recent evidence that "peak oil demand" might be more relevant than "peak oil". We then draw on market data to create "divested" portfolios that screen out fossil fuel sectors from 2004 to 2014. The performance of the divested portfolios is assessed though backtesting. The results show that, depending on time frame and reinvestment choices, the divested portfolios could have outperformed non-divested portfolios and would likely have had less volatility-driven risk. We suggest that future conditions could mean divestment is likely to be more economically beneficial. Download full paper PDF »


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My name is Jaelen Hartwin. I've been volunteering for Arisia since at least Arisia 2004 in a variety of roles. This year I'm the Youth Services Assistant Division Head and a member-at-large of the Corporate Executive Board. After being a volunteer for a while, I was asked to be an Assistant Division Head for the first time in the summer of 2013, for A'14. "You don't have to join corp to be an assistant div head," I was told, "but it's certainly encouraged."
I was, to put it mildly, not very excited about this prospect. I was vaguely aware that there was some corporate body that was involved in making Arisia go, but I understood it to be full of stuffy rules lawyers who had boring conversations about the convention budget. To be honest with you, there is some amount of dry budget and policy discussion that goes on, as is inevitable for any event the size of Arisia. But it turns out there's a lot more to the corporation than just that, and I'd like to take this chance to tell you about some of the rest of it.
Arisia is an IRS-certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that makes grants, runs contests for student writers and artists, maintains a scholarship fund, among other things. Oh, it also holds a convention every year. A little thing you might have heard of, also called "Arisia".
Since 2013, I've personally served on a variety of corporate committees, including:
- the Student Contest committee, charged with running Arisia's annual student art and writing contests;
- the Long-Range Planning committee, which is currently in the process of surveying our attendees to find out how they want Arisia to change (or stay the same) in the next 5-10 years;
- Corporate Inventory Control, in charge of maintaining the warehouse full of stuff Arisia uses every year;
- the Logo committee, charged with deciding whether we want a new & updated corporate logo; and if so, soliciting proposals for said logo.
There are other committees that I haven't personally served on, but that do really interesting things. Some of the more fascinating ones include:
- While we may be pretty happy with the Westin, the Hotel Search committee is always on the lookout for overflow hotels, or even alternative main hotels in case of emergency.
- The Grants committee is in charge of soliciting and receiving grant applications, and recommending which ones to approve. I've seen Arisia give grants to a library in California to expand their sci-fi section; to a new digital magazine featuring interactive genre fiction; to another convention, to help bring back some past Guests of Honor who had also been Arisia GoHs; and a bunch of other really cool places.
- The Relaxacon committee runs a whole separate convention every summer, for Arisia staff and volunteers to hang out and play games.
There are also a bunch of interesting decisions every corporate member gets a say in. Stuff like the formation and continuation of the SMOFcon scholarship, where Arisia provides financial assistance to help people attend the convention for people who want to run conventions. Or the annual elections of the Executive Board, which is the group of people that selects the Arisia con chair and responds to incident reports. I'm in the middle of my second term on the Executive Board right now, in fact, and by the time this gets published, we may have already named the con chair for Arisia 2020.
There's a lot of stuff the corporation does outside of running the convention every year, and membership is open to all. If you're interested in joining, you can read more about it at http://corp.arisia.org/membership.


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Isakson Living brings new memory care approach to U.S.
Park Springs. (Photo: Isakson Living)
Park Springs Health Services, which debuted in July in Stone Mountain, GA, has opened the first Dementia Care Matters Butterfly Household Model of Care in the United States.
"For nearly 15 years, we've been working diligently to improve the model of care for the aging population," Andy Isakson, managing partner of Isakson Living, said in a statement.
The Butterfly Model, from United Kingdom-based culture change organization DCM, starts with an intensive training of staff members so that they understand emotion-based care and can empathize with residents (called members) living with dementia. The model is named to reflect the growth of members of action-based learning teams who develop and implement the necessary skills to follow the model.
"People experiencing dementia become more feeling than thinking beings. Therefore, requiring heightened emotional care first — all we have is now," said David Sheard, CEO and founder of DCM and director of The Butterfly Community. "After pioneering this in four other countries, it is exciting to be arriving into the United States, launching our first Butterfly Home and developing this special relationship with Isakson Living."
The Butterfly Model has been evolving over the past 22 years, according to DCM. Homes also are located in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia.
When it opened on the 61-acre campus of the Park Springs continuing care retirement community in July, PSHS became the first fully executed household model in a CCRC in Georgia, according to Isakson Living. Featuring the state's first built-to-suit household model, the facility opened with 75% of the homes sold.
In addition to two Butterfly memory care households, PSHS has four additional households focusing on adult day services; assisted living; short-term, Medicare-certified rehabilitation; and long-term, Medicare-certified skilled nursing.
Each household accommodates 18 residents and includes a kitchen and dining room, staffed with a homemaker and making it possible for residents to eat what they want, when they want. In addition, each household has a living room and access to courtyards, allowing residents to go outside as they please. Staff members work around residents' schedules and preferences.
PSHS also includes a 3,100 square-foot physical therapy center that serves residents as well as the local community.
The construction of the new Park Springs Health Services and other Park Springs campus improvements were made possible through a $74.4 million loan from SunTrust Bank.


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Allegiance of Honour
- Psy-Changeling, Book 15
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 01-06-17
- Language: English
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
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The Psy-Changeling world has undergone a staggering transformation and now stands at a crossroads. The Trinity Accord promises a new era of cooperation between disparate races and groups. It is a beacon of hope held together by many hands: old enemies. New allies. Wary loners. But a century of distrust and suspicion can't be so easily forgotten and threatens to shatter Trinity from within at any moment. As rival members vie for dominance, chaos and evil gather in the shadows, and a kidnapped woman's cry for help washes up in San Francisco, while the Consortium turns its murderous gaze toward a child who is the embodiment of change, of love, of piercing hope: a child who is both Psy...and changeling.
To find the lost, protect the vulnerable and save Trinity, no one can stand alone. This is a time of loyalty across divisions, of bonds woven into the heart and the soul, of heroes known and unknown standing back to back and holding the line. But is an allegiance of honour even possible with traitors lurking in their midst?
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By Evlyn Saunders on 30-10-17
Should Be 5 Stars
I loved the combination of most of the characters from the whole series. What spoiled it was the recording which had chunks just not there. I began to think there was something wrong with my computer. It ruined the whole book because it kept happening, such a shame...I was looking forward to seeing how Ms Singh could include so many characters...not recommended to anyone who hasn't followed the series.
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Love these books
Totally recommend, story, performance I have all the psi/ Changling audiobooks, Angela Dawe manages to keep the voices the same over the whole series.


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Everton 3 Aston Villa 2 / 24th October 1931 / Att: 61,663
Everton: Sagar, Williams, Cresswell, Clark, Gee, Thomson, Critchley, White, Dean, Johnston, Stein
Scorers: Critchley (2), White
Your message from Ray Jones really interests me. He saw Tommy Lawton in 1939, so he was born only 7 years after me. My first match was against Aston Villa in 1933, I think it was. Dixie scored 2 and the Blues won 4- 2. A few weeks earlier my Dad took my brother to see The Blues play Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison. The score 9-3. Dixie scored five.
After results like that, how could anybody support any other Merseyside team.
Tim Lloyd. (Now of Stockport) (09/09/09)
* Editors Note: We have trawled through the stats from that era, and we believe the game Tim is referring to was in the 1931-32 season. We had a 3-2 home win against Aston Villa which was Tim's first match. The week earlier we did indeed beat Sheffield Wednesday 9-3, with Sir Dixie bagging just the five.
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hello, we are running FCX things here.
on 3Com switches we used to do the following setup
in gi 1/0/1
port link-type trunk
port trunk permit vlan all
and voila, all avalable vlans are assigned as tagged to certain port (and even new ones)
is it possible to do that in Brocade FCX?
Hi chipitsine
The answer is not in the same way, however you can use VLAN groups - see below from the manual.
Configuring VLAN groups and virtual routing interface groups
To simplify configuration when you have many VLANs with the same configuration, you can configure VLAN groups and virtual routing interface groups.
VLAN groups are supported on Layer 3 Switches and Layer 2 Switches. Virtual routing interface groups are supported only on Layer 3 Switches.
When you create a VLAN group, the VLAN parameters you configure for the group apply to all the VLANs within the group. Additionally, you can easily associate the same IP subnet interface with all the VLANs in a group by configuring a virtual routing interface group with the same ID as the VLAN group.
The VLAN group feature allows you to create multiple port-based VLANs with identical port members. Because the member ports are shared by all the VLANs within the group, you must add the ports as tagged ports. This feature not only simplifies VLAN configuration but also allows you to have a large number of identically configured VLANs in a startup-config file on the device flash memory module. Normally, a startup-config file with a large number of VLANs might not fit on the flash memory module. By grouping the identically configured VLANs, you can conserve space in the startup-config file so that it fits on the flash memory module.
Configuring a VLAN group
To configure a VLAN group, enter commands such as the following.
Brocade(config)# vlan-group 1 vlan 2 to 257
Brocade(config-vlan-group-1)# tagged 1/1 to 1/2
The first command in this example begins configuration for VLAN group 1, and assigns VLANs 2 through 257 to the group. The second command adds ports 1/1 and 1/2 as tagged ports. Because all the VLANs in the group share the ports, you must add the ports as tagged ports.
Syntax: vlan-group <num> vlan <vlan-id> to <vlan-id>
Syntax: tagged ethernet <portnum> <portnum> | Ethernet <portnum>]
The vlan-group <num> parameter specifies the VLAN group ID and can be from 1 – 32. The vlan <vlan-id> to <vlan-id> parameters specify a contiguous range (a range with no gaps) of individual VLAN IDs. Specify the low VLAN ID first and the high VLAN ID second. The command adds all of the specified VLANs to the VLAN group.
You can add up to 256 VLANs with the command at one time. To add more than 256 VLANs, enter separate commands. For example, to configure VLAN group 1 and add 512 VLANs to the group, enter the following commands.
Brocade(config)# vlan group 1 vlan 2 to 257
Brocade(config-vlan-group-1)# add vlan 258 to 513
looks interesting. I'll try it. thanks.
Hi chipitsine,
Did you get a chance to test this out to see if it meets your reuirements?


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The Purchasing Department is the central purchasing agency of the City of Palm Beach Gardens government. It is the responsibility of the Purchasing Department to issue and maintain purchasing policies, procedures and guidelines for the city's departments. It is also the Purchasing Department's responsibility to issue solicitations and prepare contracts at the authorization levels established within the purchasing guidelines.
The Purchasing Department's goal is to provide the city with the required goods and services in the most cost effective manner and at the time and place necessary to help ensure that the city provides the public timely and quality service. The purchasing function involves the procurement of goods, materials, supplies, equipment, and services at the lowest possible cost consistent with the quality needed for the daily operations of various city departments. The department's ultimate goal is the promotion of the city's best interest through proper planning and fair dealing with vendors to obtain maximum value for each dollar expended.
Awards & Recognition
The Purchasing Department of the City of Palm Beach Gardens has been awarded the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing's (NIGP) OA4 Accreditation Award and the Small Agency Certification Award from Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC). The Department is also the proud recipient of the National Procurement Institute's Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award and is a Sterling Award winner.
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RAIN RFID Delivers Internet Connectivity to Billions of Everyday Things
MEPS Real-Time, Inc. is meticulously dedicated to following the highest quality RFID standards for our Intelliguard® RFID Solutions and is a charter member of and an active collaborator with the RAIN RFID Alliance. Paul Elizondo, VP of Engineering and R&D at MEPS®, serves as Chairman of the RAIN Healthcare Sub-Committee.
RAIN RFID is a wireless technology that connects billions of everyday items to the internet, enabling businesses and consumers to identify, locate, authenticate, and engage each item. RAIN technology is based on a UHF RFID protocol standard developed by GS1 and ISO. Hundreds of companies have delivered products using these standards worldwide, starting with the initial creation of the Internet of Things (IoT).
The word RAIN is an acronym derived from RAdio frequency IdentificatioN—and is intended as a nod to the link between UHF RFID and the cloud, where RFID-based data can be stored, managed and shared via the internet.
RAIN RFID promotes the universal adoption of UHF RFID technology in a way similar to other wireless technology organizations including NFC Forum, WiFi Alliance and Bluetooth SIG. Member companies are over 100 spanning the globe.
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The benefits of implementing RAIN solutions for the healthcare industry are numerous. RAIN solutions are currently implemented in pharmacy operations to manage critical inventory, such as procedural and emergency medication kits and trays used in hospitals, high-value medications, short expiration medication and narcotics. These solutions ensure that the right medication is available at the right time and in the right location to support patient care with optimized inventory levels. Real-time visibility of inventory within RAIN storage and management systems enables manufacturers and distributors to maintain consignment programs for high-value, critical dose medications, track their usage, manage a cold-chain pedigree, bill only as products are used and guarantee medication availability. RAIN solutions in hospital pharmacies decrease labor costs, reduce medication errors, provide timely identification of recalled or expired medication, enable accurate charge capture and ultimately improve patient care and safety.
Pilot programs utilizing RAIN technology to track healthcare personnel, and the critical inventory in their possession, are currently being deployed. Future RAIN solutions will improve the efficiency and safety of the pharmaceutical supply chain from the pharmaceutical manufacturer to the patient as mandated by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) in 2013.
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Local media said Thursday the 34-year-old Heskey, released by Aston Villa ahead of this Premier League season, will have to pass a medical before the contract is finalized.
Heskey played in two World Cup tournaments, including 2010 in South Africa, and played 62 internationals from 1999 to 2010, scoring seven goals.
Failing to find a club that appealed to him this summer, Hesley said: "'As has been reported, I did receive a number of offers during the transfer window but didn't feel like any of them were the right opportunity for me at that time.'"
Heskey would join another high-profile European player, former Juventus forward Alessandor Del Piero, in the A-League. The 37-year-old Del Piero signed a two-year contract worth a reported $4 million with Sydney FC on Sept. 5 and could play with his new club in a preseason match this weekend.


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5.2: Properties of Spin Angular Momentum
Let us denote the three components of the spin angular momentum of a particle by the Hermitian operators . We assume that these operators obey the fundamental commutation relations (297)-(299) for the components of an angular momentum. Thus, we can write
We can also define the operator
According to the quite general analysis of Section 4.1,
Thus, it is possible to find simultaneous eigenstates of and . These are denoted , where
According to the equally general analysis of Section 4.2, the quantum number can, in principle, take integer or half-integer values, and the quantum number can only take the values .
Spin angular momentum clearly has many properties in common with orbital angular momentum. However, there is one vitally important difference. Spin angular momentum operators cannot be expressed in terms of position and momentum operators, like in Equations (290)-(292), because this identification depends on an analogy with classical mechanics, and the concept of spin is purely quantum mechanical: i.e., it has no analogy in classical physics. Consequently, the restriction that the quantum number of the overall angular momentum must take integer values is lifted for spin angular momentum, since this restriction (found in Sections 4.3 and 4.4) depends on Equations (290)-(292). In other words, the spin quantum number is allowed to take half-integer values.
Consider a spin one-half particle, for which
Here, the denote eigenkets of the operator corresponding to the eigenvalues . These kets are mutually orthogonal (since is an Hermitian operator), so
They are also properly normalized and complete, so that
It is easily verified that the Hermitian operators defined by
satisfy the commutation relations (297)-(299) (with the replaced by the ). The operator takes the form
It is also easily demonstrated that and , defined in this manner, satisfy the eigenvalue relations (422)-(423). Equations (427)-(430) constitute a realization of the spin operators and (for a spin one-half particle) in spin space (i.e., the Hilbert sub-space consisting of kets which correspond to the different spin states of the particle).
- Richard Fitzpatrick (Professor of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin)


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I'm Don and I'm a park ranger in Colorado. I love my job so I've decided to write about some of my experiences and passions. I simply adore spending time out in the parks of Colorado and educating people about the importance of conserving the environment. These past few years have been great as more and more people begin to understand that taking care of nature means taking care of our own health. Talking to people who visit the parks is an awesome way to earn a living, as I do feel like I'm making a difference.
I intend to make this blog a prime source of information about wildlife conservation so that more and more people find out about the issues that affect the State of Colorado. In addition, I will be covering some outdoors activities that are very popular in the area – mainly fishing and hunting, so keep an eye out for my tips and advice.
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Tour of Chip Energy, Inc.
Chip Energy provides quality products that run on, or are made from recycled materials. They are a leading supplier of biochar and large scale biochar-producing systems. We were fortunate enough to be offered a tour of their facility in Goodfield, IL by company president Paul Wever. Below is Mt. Wood, an immense collection of scrap wood diverted from landfills and waiting to be recycled.
Paul Wever's version of a TLUD Gasifier stove, with adjustable primary air intake using a wall thimble.
Dr. TLUD and Paul Wever demonstrate the Biomass Stove/Grill Model 818-1630.
A 200,000 BTU biochar maker capable of producing 3-5lbs. per hour. Fuel and air inputs are automatically controlled; the operator must only periodically batch feed the wood hopper and collect the biochar produced.
Dr. TLUD further explains his work on the Champion 2008 Stove, TChar, and their implementation in Haiti.
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Retrospective: Crystal Pepsi Makes a Comeback and Other Vintage Trends
It's human nature to want to relive the glorious days of a long gone youth. Perhaps this sense of nostalgia has Pepsi inspired as well – they recently announced that Crystal Pepsi is making a comeback.
The iconic clear soda first appeared in the US and Canada in 1992 and was pulled from the market in 1994 despite a commercial stint during Super Bowl XXVII and $474 million in sales. The new Crystal Pepsi is set to launch in July and August and with it, an ode to Cindy Crawford and her wildly successful 90s Diet Pepsi commercials in the form of an emoji.
This trend of what's old becoming new again has been steadily gaining, driven by a need to be a part of popular things that came before our time. Television shows like Mad Men are incredibly popular and influence consumer behaviour in everything from how they dress to what they look for when shopping for household items.
Retrospective fashion isn't limited to jerseys or housewares, however. This Nintendo Gameboy lunch box probably evokes more emotion in the parent packing the lunches than the child carrying the lunch box. The sense of style outweighs the technology – after all, a Gameboy doesn't stand a chance against the games of today.
This new wave of vintage aesthetics is more than just a trend but a business model for many brands. The folks at Ebbets Field, for example, sell old-fashioned jerseys and hats that are 100% American made and handcrafted out of authentic fabric to give you a full old time feeling. "We don't follow the latest fads. Instead, we're fanatics when it comes to historical accuracy, backed by documented research. We weave that local color and heritage into an array of products as timeless as the game itself."
We're even seeing this trend in our own backyard, with our very own Hubba users. Think Outside built "Kool Kombi & the Throne" which is a dedication to the time honored beach Adirondack chair and the classic VW Kombi Van. Want to post an announcement? Don't use Twitter or Facebook – you can get your very own cinema lightbox at My Cinema Lightbox.
Certain throwbacks are obvious (because they're just better), like straight razors. While other retro trends really add style back to society such as the return of the bowtie. All of this goes to show that no matter how much the world of retail evolves, there will always be a demographic of shoppers looking to get back to the good ol' days. Hopefully the need to resurrect ancient tendencies skips a few things – 8 track and VHS tapes should definitely stay in the history books.


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B2B Marketing, product management, new tech, smart people and interesting experiences. Hopefully, not in that order.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Good to be IBM
Among the attendees at SC15 are people who modeled turbulent flow problems well before airlines saved trillions with wingtips. Built huge systems to understand climate change before it was a political debate. I will be meeting with scientists and engineers who use the computational power behind the nuclear stockpile to advance drug research and protein folding. SC15 represents those who are relentless in using the latest technology to solve difficult problems.
However, they have an almost universal design flaw. The SC15 crowd is almost never interested in easy or good enough. This puts them at odds with most of the rest of the technology world, which brings me to my point.
The biggest impact of technology is not computational, nor algorithmic, nor mechanical. It is and will
be the human ability to interact, absorb, interpret and control. This is the age of design - and Apple is our Merlin.
My revisionist history of modern IBM starts with Watson - an engineering approach to solving this problem. You have seen the IBM Watson ads. Algorithms and systems so smart that a child, a genius and Bob Dylan can relate to it.
But what if you change the paradigm to focus on the people 1st and engineering second?
Here is the answer in a NY Times article on pervasive Design-Think at IBM. The shift from starting with the engineering constraints to the human interaction is profound. Systems and software developed to do what a human wants to do, rather than solve an engineering problem, is innovation, not incremental evolution.
If IBM can continue down this path, it will be a good time to be IBM.
I may work for IBM, but these thoughts are my own. Any resemblance to IBM statements is merely coincidence.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
important big data
It used to be the important big data was the raw data from which great decisions could be made. The old important big data were things like manufacturing simulation, financial risk analysis, genomics, and seismic. Things computers could crunch!
The new important big data is user behaviors, digital marketing results, output from 1000s of sensors, healthcare records and images -- lots and lots of images, videos, digitized voice. Some of it for big, but most of it we just used to throw away. This data isn't just crunched. It's massaged, interpreted visualized and factored. The inputs are messy and the outputs can be surprising.
The new important big data needs to be accessed via object because RESTful APIs are easier to program. The spectrum of HDFS tools are needed to walk through it, plus the various commercial plugins to validate and visualize it. The new release of Spectrum Scale has unified object, HDFS transparency, as well as the traditional file support. For the new big important data, file servers don't cut it.
Going even further, the new important data isn't just for experts. Spectrum Scale has a UI - and a pretty good one by the look of it. (See Bob Oesterlin's post on his first impressions.) The new important big data needs to be quick and adaptable and multi-application - and easy to use.
Spectrum Scale 4.2 - a good example of why it isn't just GPFS anymore.
Cross Posted to Linked-In
Friday, October 16, 2015
On the death of EMC...
"It's not the tragedies that kill us; it's the messes."
Dorothy Parker
The acquisition of EMC by Dell is a tragedy for Boston and the storage industry whose impact on the start-up world will be felt globally.
You need to read Antonio Rodriguez's take on it called Garbage trucks and the death of EMC to get a truly pessimistic view.
Or something a bit more practical, Changes in the IT Industry, from the always spot-on Chuck Hollis. In this light, Chuck's moves from EMC to VMware to Oracle seem logical response to the external stimulus of commoditization.
I am mourning the death of a respected competitor and a true industry leader. EMC's unique culture of arrogance and ruthless determination impacted everyone they could touch, which was many of us and global. EMC does not believe in luck or the mythical 'better product'. They earned every dollar and percentage of market share.
Demanding, but also willing to work just as hard alongside you, is the EMC culture. When I was running operations in dot-com land, they worked me, my board, my partners and even my competitors to surround my little project with EMC. In subsequent years, they acquired well and used their salesforce as a cudgel to introduce technology to companies. Every start-up I've worked with would be pleased - and a little intimidated - to have EMC buy you.
Companies, technology and even people I know have gone to Dell and disappeared. I hope EMC isn't one of them.
"The report of my death was an exaggeration"
Mark Twain
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
$694M of Respect: Dot Hill & Seagate
Dot Hill never got to be big enough, smart enough, clever enough to be their own brand, but they pushed on as the primary provider of good-enough, clever-enough, robust-enough storage behind many other brands. They never got respect, but a lot of people knew them and liked them.
Dot Hill never created a storage brand for themselves because they didn't have the proprietary software team(s) required to deliver storage for the previous decade. They were pushing the boundary of enterprise storage with new de-dupe, compression, DR technology. They didn't invent new protocols and clustered scale-out systems. They stuck to what they did well, which was a really solid disk array. It wasn't sexy and that's OK.
Times have changed. That software that EMC, NetApp and others locked so tightly into their boxes is breaking free. Software-Defined-Storage of all sorts has cracked the box and all that magic software is now available to run on x86 servers with 'good-enough' storage arrays as the target. Even worse, SDS allows mixing heterogenous storage into single pools that are transparent to the user.
And, that is what defines a mature, commoditized market. Seagate has been in that business for years. They know how to extract value from incremental innovations and profit from supply chains.
Dot Hill outlasted, not outwitted. For the next battle, they needed to get bigger. Seagate is bigger.
My reading list:
Joe Landman's few words...
El Reg's Take
Monday, May 4, 2015
Some Writing
When I first joined my company, I did a few videos and a couple of internal writing projects. Then, I got pulled into some very complex market and product analysis projects that ate up every free moment I had.
I'm entering a new phase to propose a new product roadmap, including another new product launch. The time pressure is different, so I've been asked to write a few pieces again.
Here's the latest published on Solutions Review


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Sponsored Through Compassion International
We're fortunate to live in a country where we have abundant opportunities for education, recreation, jobs, healthcare and numerous other privileges that make life enjoyable. We're also fortunate to be able to afford to help provide opportunities to people who do not enjoy the luxuries many of us do.
Since 2005, through Compassion International, we have sponsored Catherine Bukosera, a young Ugandan girl who is learning skills to improve living conditions for her family and community. A quick glimpse at history reminds us that one person can — and often does — make a difference in the life of another. We believe that Catherine will grow to be someone that will make a significant difference in the lives of the people in her community and country.
A unique aspect of the Compassion Program is that we can exchange letters with Catherine, and also send small non-monetary gifts, such as books, stickers or other items that their mail system can handle. We encourage you to learn more about the Compassion program, and perhaps you'll find a child that you'd like to help.
Birthday: October 15, 1996
Country: Uganda
Catherine lives with her mother. Her duties at home include carrying water, helping in the kitchen and cleaning. There are 8 children in the family. Her mother is sometimes employed as a farmer.
As part of Compassion's ministry, Catherine participates in Sunday school. She is also in primary school where her performance is average. Playing ball games, running and playing group games are her favorite activities.
Please remember Catherine in your prayers. Your love and support will help her to receive the assistance she needs to grow and develop.


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SOURCE: Radius Bank
June 08, 2015 09:43 ET
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 8, 2015) - Radius Bank (www.radiusbank.com), a full-service bank with offices in Massachusetts and New York, recently promoted Chris Tremont to Executive Vice President / Virtual Banking. In this expanded role, Chris will oversee the Bank's leading-edge virtual sales and marketing efforts, an approach developed in response to today's rapidly changing consumer demand towards digital banking channels. Formerly Senior Vice President / Director of Marketing, Chris will also continue to manage the Bank's Marketing and Customer Care teams.
Since joining Radius Bank in 2008, Mr. Tremont has led several innovative product development and marketing initiatives that drive convenience and flexibility for its clients through technology-based offerings, including its newest consumer checking account, Radius Hybrid, as well as full-featured mobile banking for consumers and businesses, personal online and mobile account opening, a website and user experience redesign and more. Chris also oversaw the launch of the Bank's mobile payment and rewards app, Radius Pay, in partnership with LevelUp and the introduction of a debit card rewards program to help pay down student loan debt with SmarterBucks.
Chris recently spearheaded the bank's rebrand from First Trade Union Bank to Radius Bank to better reflect its commitment to innovative products and services while putting clients first. His transformative product rollouts and marketing campaigns have fueled Radius Bank's success and continually gain recognition across the industry for their forward-thinking approach.
"I am pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Tremont to Executive Vice President," commented Michael A. Butler, President & CEO of Radius Bank. "Under Chris's leadership, Radius Bank has built a strong sales, marketing and customer service program that has driven the expansion of our consumer business line. The seamless integration of the Virtual Bank teams will position Radius Bank well for future growth and allow us to better serve the ever-changing needs of our virtual clients."
A resident of Boston, MA, Chris works out of the Bank's corporate headquarters at One Harbor Street in Boston's Seaport District.
About Radius Bank
With assets of more than $725 million, Radius Bank is a community bank offering a full complement of business and personal products and services. The Bank serves consumers, small and middle market businesses, unions, and government entities as its core clients. The Bank offers anytime/anywhere banking via mobile device, 24-hour ATM service, and remote deposit capture, provides additional services such as treasury management capabilities, and partners with organizations including mobile payments leader LevelUp and student loan debt reduction company SmarterBucks. Customers can readily access traditional, personalized branch banking at banking centers located in Massachusetts and New York. Radius Bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is an Equal Housing/Equal Opportunity Lender. For further information, visit the Bank's website at www.radiusbank.com.
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